About Dr. Biji Bahuleyan
Dr Biji Bahuleyan is a senior neurosurgeon and spine surgeon with more than 21 years of clinical and research experience. After his MBBS from T.D Medical College, Alleppey in 1995,Dr Biji completed the 5-year neurosurgery training from the prestigious Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India in 2005. Dr. Biji later worked as a consultant neurosurgeon in Christian Medical College, Vellore for 2 years. He later joined the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, India in 2007 where he served initially as a cerebrovascular and skull base fellow and then as a consultant neurosurgeon. The epilepsy treatment program at SCTIMST is considered one among the most reputed in Asia where Dr Biji worked as an epilepsy surgeon.
A number of fellowships in different subspecialties of neurosurgery were completed by Dr Biji from well-known American universities.The fellowships include Spine surgery (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA); Minimally invasive neurosurgery (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA); Neurosurgical oncology, Functional neurosurgery and pain management (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA).
Several of Dr Biji’s articles have been published in reputed peer-reviewed journals, some of which were accepted for publication as cover illustrations. Dr Biji has also authored many textbook chapters, the most notable one is in the reputed textbook of spine surgery “Benzel’s Spine surgery”. During the minimally invasive fellowship in the US, Dr Biji designed 4 new minimally invasive (keyhole) surgical approaches for the first time in English literature for the treatment of patients with intractable epilepsy which were published in journals and won many awards.
Michael Gaab, the pioneer in neuro endoscopy from Hannover, Germany has written a 3-page commentary article in the journal “World Neurosurgery” on the endoscopic work published by Dr. Biji Bahuleyan.
Apart from treating all common neurosurgical disorders (like brain and spine injury, brain and spine tumours, hydrocephalus etc), some of the unique areas where Dr Biji is trained are epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, placement of spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pain pumps for patients with chronic pain from spinal disorders and cancer pain and intrathecal baclofen pumps for the treatment of spasticity.
After returning from the US in 2015, Dr Biji served as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at KIMS hospital Trivandrum where he was the academic coordinator for the DNB neurosurgery program. He is an invited faculty for epilepsy surgery training in many reputed institutions and educational forums. Epilepsy surgeon Dr Biji visits some of the top epilepsy centers in India. Sahrudaya Hospital’s Dr Biji is a visiting neurosurgeon, Alappuzha, Kerala and SN Hospital, Cherthala. Dr Biji is currently a senior neurosurgeon and spine surgeon at Lisie Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Education
- MBBS, 1996, T.D Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
- M.Ch. (Neurosurgery), 2005, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
- Clinical Fellowship in Vascular and Skull base surgery, 2007, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, India.
- Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, 2012, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- An advanced clinical fellowship in spine surgery, 2013, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Clinical Fellowship in Neurosurgical Oncology, 2014, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
- Functional Neurosurgery and Pain Management Clinical Fellowship, 2015, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
Employment
- Current:Senior consultant neurosurgeon and spine surgeon, Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam, India.
- Lecture in Neurosurgery: Christian Medical College, Vellore.
- Assistant Professor: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum.
- Senior consultant Neurosurgeon: Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum.
Achievements
- Best Poster: “Ventilation associated pneumonia in severe head Injury” at 53rd Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India, Indore, India (December 2005)
- Best platform presentation: “Hemispherotomy and Hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy due to unihemispheric pathology: surgical techniques and outcome” Neurological Society of India Kerala Chapter, Trichur, India (March 2009)
- Best platform presentation: “Endoscopic trans-ventricular hemispherotomy in intractable seizures with unihemispheric pathology: a new approach and cadaveric demonstration” at Garson Research day symposium at Neurological Institute Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio (March 2010)
- Best platform presentation: “Frameless Stereotactic Endoscope-Assisted TransOccipital Hippocampal Depth Electrode Placement: Cadaveric Demonstration of a New Approach” at Garson Research day symposium at Neurological Institute Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio (March 2011)
Research Manuscripts and Publications
- Michael R Gaab. Endoscopic Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery. Commentary on Endoscopic transventricular Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy; Cadaveric demonstration of a new operative approach by Biji Bahuleyan. World Neurosurg. 2013: July/Aug 80: 59-61
- Bahuleyan B, Patel VT et al. Post-traumatic intralaminar hematoma developing between cranial dural layers: a case report. Pediatric Neurosurgery (accepted for publication)
- Vogel TW, Bahuleyan B, Cohen AR, et al. The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013;12(1):54-61
- Weaver J, Manjila S, Bahuleyan B, Cohen AR et al. Rhombencephalosynapsis embryopathology and management strategies of associated neurosurgical conditions with a review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013:11(3):320-326
- Bahuleyan B, Groff MW. Management strategies for patients with spinal synovial cysts. World Neurosurg. 2013;79(2):277-280
- Bahuleyan B, Fisher W, Robinson S, Cohen AR. Endoscopic amygdalohippocampectomy: cadaveric demonstration of a new approach. World Neurosurg. 2013 July-Aug; 80 (1-2): 178-82
- Bahuleyan B, Robinson S, Nair AR, Sivanandapanicker JL, Cohen AR. Anatomic Hemispherectomy: Historical Perspective. World Neurosurg. 2013; 80(3-4):396-398
- Bahuleyan B, Menon GR, Sharma M, Nair S. Expphytic third nerve schwannoma mimicking a mesial temporal intra-axial lesion: case report. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012; 28(3):481-484
- Bahuleyan B, Vogel TW, S Robinson, Choen AR. Endoscopic total callosotomy: cadaveric demonstration of a new approach. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2011;47(6):455-460
- Cohen AR, B.Bahuleyan, Robinson S. Unusual resolution of a depressed skull fracture following repeat head trauma: the two-hit hypothesis? Pediatric Neurosurgery.2011;47:230-232
- Bahuleyan B, Omondon M, Robinson S, Cohen AR. Frameless stereotactic endoscope-assisted transoccipital hippocampal depth electrode placement: cadaveric demonstration of a new approach. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011; 27(8):1317-1320
- Bahuleyan B, Manjila S, Robinson S, Cohen AR. Minimally invasive endoscopic transventricular hemispherotomy for medically intractable epilepsy: a new approach and cadaveric demonstration. H Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010;6(6):536-540
- Radhakrishnan A, James JS, Kesavadas C, Thomas B, Bahuleyan B, Abrahan M, Radhakrishnan K. Utility of diffusion tensor imaging tractography in decision making of extratemporal resective epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy Res. 2011; (1-2):52-63
- Bahuleyan B, Menon G, Hariharan malformation Type I. J Neurosurg. 2011;114(2):510-513
- Bahuleyan B, Menon G, Hariharan E, Sharma M, Nair S. Symptomatic posterior fossa and supratentorial subdural hygromas as a rare complication following foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation Type I. Authors reply to letter to the editor. J Neurosurg 2011; 114(5): 1488-90
- Saini J, Singh A, Kesavadas C, Thomas B, Rathore C, Bahuleyan B, Radhakrishnan A, Radhakrishnan K. Role of three-dimentional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (3DFLAIR) and proton density magnetic resonance imaging for the detection and evaluation of lesion extent of focal cortical dysplasia in patients with refractory epilepsy. Acta Radiol. 21; 51(2):218-225
- Kesavadas C, Bahuleyan B, Chatterjee S, Kapilamoorthy TR. Post gamma knife subarachnoid hemorrhage and hydrocephalus. Neurology India. 2010; 58(1): 158-60. 13
- Menon G, Bahuleyan B, Nair S. Acute subdural hematoma after trsnssphenoidal surgery. J Clini Neurosci. 2009; 16(1): 160-162
- Menon G, Nair S, Sudhir J, Rao BR, Mathew A, Bahuleyan B. childhood and adolescent meningiomas: a report of 38 cases and review of the literature. Acta. Neurochir (Wien). 2009; 151(3):239-244
- Bahuleyan B, Menon G, Nair S, Rao BR, Easwer HV, Krishna K. Non-surgical management of cystic prolactinomas. J Clin Neurosci 2009;16(11) 1421-1424
- Bahuleyan B, Menon G, Nair S. Immediate postoperative death due to hypothalamic injury following surgery for craniopharyngioma. J Clin Neurosci 2009;16 (6):850-851
- Biji Bahuleyan, Daniel RT, Chaco G, Chaco AG. Epidermoid cysts of velum interpositum. J Clin Neurosc. 2008; 15(10): 1159-1161
- Biji B, Moorthy RK, Rajekhar V. Posterior longitudinal ligament cyst as a rare cause of lumbosacral radiculopathy with positive straight leg raising test. Neurol India. 2008; 56(1): 96-97
- Biji Bahuleyan, Chacko AG, Daniel RT. Supracerebellar arachnoid cyst – a rare cause of acquired Chiari I Malformation. Case report. J Clin Neurosci. 2007; 14(9): 895-898
- Biji Bahuleyan, Kirit Shah, Mathew Joseph. Extensive skull base fractures with multiple cranial nerve palsies – images in Neurotrauma. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma. 2007; 4(1): 71-72
- Biji Bahuleyan, Samson Sujit Kumar, Geetha Chack, Ari G Chacko. Post-traumatic intracranial fibrosarcoma – case report and review of the literature. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2006; 3(2): 135-137
- B Bahuleyan, L Raghuram, V Rajshekhar, AG Chacko. To assess the ability of MRI to predict consistency of pituitary macroadenomas. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2006; 20(5): 324-326
- “ What is epilepsy surgery ?” an article by Dr Biji Bahuleyan, senior Epilepsy Surgeon, Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam was published in the magazine “Future Medicine”, Volume 8; Issue 4: August 2021.
Platform Presentations
- The ability of MRI to predict consistency of pituitary adenomas: 52nd Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, Chandigarh, India (December 2004)
- Good outcome anticipated at admission, then they died! 14th National Neurotrauma society of India, Calcutta, India (August 2005)
- Far lateral approach to ventral and ventrolateral tumors of the craniovertebral junction: 7th Annual Conference of the Skull Base Surgery Society of India, Cochin, India (October 2005)
- Hemispherectomy and Hemispherotomy for unilateral intractable hemispheric epilepsy. 57th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, Pune, India (December 2007)
- Long term outcome of surgical treatment of spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula - a study of 22 cases. 56th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, Madhurai, India (December 2006)
- Medical Management of Prolactinomas: NSI Kerala Chapter Conference, Kolencherry, Ernakulam, India (November 2007)
- Invited faculty: Surgical Treatment of epilepsy. Calicut neuroclub, Calicut, Kerala, India (October 2008)
- Hemispherotomy and hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy due to unihemispheric pathology: Surgical techniques and outcome. Neuroogical Society of India Kerala Chapter Conference, Trichur, India (March 2009)
- Invited faculty: Presurgical evaluation and surgical management of patients with intractable epilepsy: Surat Neuroclub, Surat, India (march 2009)
- Endoscopic transventricular hemispherotomy in intractable seizures with unihemiepheric pathology: a new approach and cadaveric demonstration: Garson Research Day Symposium at the Neurological Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (March 2010)
- Minimally invasive endoscopic trans-ventricular hemispherotomy for medically intractable epilepsy - new approach and cadaveric demonstration: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual meeting, Philadelphia, USA, May 2010.
- The history of hemispherectomy for epilepsy: from radical anatomical resection to less invasive hemispheric disconnections. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, May 2010.
- Frameless Stereotactic Endoscope Assisted Transoccipital Hippocampal Depth Electrode Placement: Cadaveric demonstration of a new approach: Garson Research Day Symposium at the Neurological Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (March 2011)
- Endoscopic trans-ventricular anatomy of the mesial temporal lobe: cadaveric demonstration of a new operative approach. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Conference, Denver, USA (April 2011)
- Grand Round Lecture: Vertebral Pyogenic Osteomyelitis. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA (January 2013).
- Results of instrumented fusion for vertebral pyogenic osteomyelitis: New England Neurosurgical Society meeting, Rhode Island, USA (June 2013)
- Repair of complex spinal dural defects. Report of two techniques: New England Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Rhode Island, USA (June 2013)
- Endoscopic anatomy of hemisphetoromy, total callosotomy, amygdalohippocampectomy and hippocampal depth electrode placement: cadaveric demonstration of 4 novel epilepsy surgery techniques. World Society of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery meeting interim meeting. Mumbai, India (September 2015)
- Invited Faculty: Cadaveric demonstration of epilepsy surgery techniques: Live epilepsy surgery workshop and symposium: 64th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India, Hyderabad, India (December 2015).
- Neurosurgical management of pain: Spinal cord stimulators and pain pumps: Malabar Neurocon. Annual meet of NSI Kerala Chapter, Calicut, India (February 2016)
- Invited Faculty: Neurosurgical management of pain: Spinal cord stimulators and pain pumps. KIMS-Al Shifa, Perunthalmanna, Kerala, India (May 2016)
- Relatively newer techniques in the management of high grade gliomas. CME on brain tumor update. KIMS, Trivandrum, Kerala, India (July 2016).
- Invited faculty: Spinal cord stimulators and pain pumps for the management of pain. IMA Trivandrum (August 2016).
- Invited faculty: Neurosurgical management of pain. Mast Con 2016, Trivandrum, India (August 2016).
- Invited faculty: Management of trigeminal neuralgia. 13th annual Kerala state conference of the association of oral and maxillofacial surgeons of India, Kovalam, Trivandrum, India (September 2016)
- Invited faculty: Anatomy of temporal lobe and Insula - a surgeons perspective. Cadaveric workshop. Kasthurba Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipal, India (September 2016)
- Invited faculty: Evaluation and management of neck pain: C Neurocon 2016. CME on neurological and neurosurgical disorders, Caritas Hospital, Kottayam, India (October 2016).
- Invited faculty: Temporal lobe microdissection course: Amritha Institute of medical sciences, Kochi, India (December 2016)
- Invited faculty: Hemispheric disconnections and hemispherotomy: Conference on epilepsy in clinical practice. Vikrams Hospital, Bengaluru, India (December 2016)
- Invited faculty: National Seminar on Omics and Biomarker analysis: In disease pathology 2.0 & young investigators retreat, Kerala University, Trivandrum, India (December 2016)
